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The latest CWA Union News.{weblog_language}Copyright {gmt_date format="%Y"}{gmt_date format="%Y-%m-%dT%H:%i:%s%Q"}CWA e-Newsletter: Mar. 26, 2015http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/cwa_e-newsletter_mar_26_2015/
http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/cwa_e-newsletter_mar_26_2015/NLRB Throws Out CNN's Joint Employer Challenge; Breaking! Leaked Investor Chapter of TPP Worse than Imagined; Movement Building; News Stories about Last Week's Groundbreaking NLRB Ruling against T-Mobile; Bargaining Update; Bellingham, WA, City Council Unanimously Rejects "Fast Track;" Seattle Next; Columbus, Ohio, Stands Up Against "Fast Track"; A Last-Minute TPP Protest; Colorado Activists Urge "Fast Track" Rejection; and more.2015-03-27T03:40:30+00:00{category_name}NLRB Throws Out CNN’s Joint Employer Challengehttp://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/nlrb_throws_out_cnns_joint_employer_challenge1/
http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/nlrb_throws_out_cnns_joint_employer_challenge1/The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has rejected a motion by CNN asking the board to reconsider a ruling that the cable news giant and Team Video Services (TVS), a unionized subcontractor, were joint employers.Give Us 5 NLRB Members2015-03-26T20:15:04+00:00{category_name}Breaking! Leaked Investor Chapter of TPP Worse than Imaginedhttp://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/breaking_leaked_investor_chapter_of_tpp_worse_than_imagined/
http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/breaking_leaked_investor_chapter_of_tpp_worse_than_imagined/The following is a statement by CWA President Larry Cohen on the "leaked" chapter of the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal that covers corporations.Trans-Pacific Free Trade Agreement2015-03-26T20:10:29+00:00{category_name}Movement Buildinghttp://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/movement_building_20150326/
http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/movement_building_20150326/Chicago Mayoral Candidate Jesus 'Chuy' Garcia visited CWA Headquarters on a recent trip to Washington, D.C., to share with supporters his roadmap to victory.Building a Movement2015-03-26T19:53:11+00:00{category_name}News Stories about Last Week’s Groundbreaking NLRB Ruling against T-Mobilehttp://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/news_stories_about_last_weeks_groundbreaking_nlrb_ruling_against_t-mobile/
http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/news_stories_about_last_weeks_groundbreaking_nlrb_ruling_against_t-mobile/In a long-awaited ruling, Christine Dibble, a National Labor Relations Board judge, found T-Mobile guilty of multiple nationwide violations of U.S. labor law against workers.Collective Bargaining Rights and Organizing, Give Us 5 NLRB Members2015-03-26T19:52:33+00:00{category_name}Bellingham, WA, City Council Unanimously Rejects Fast Track; Seattle Nexthttp://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/bellingham_wa_city_council_unanimously_reject_fast_track_seattle_next/
http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/bellingham_wa_city_council_unanimously_reject_fast_track_seattle_next/On Monday night, the Bellingham, WA, City Council unanimously approved a resolution calling on Congress to oppose "fast track" for the TPP.Democracy, Corporate Money In Politics, Trans-Pacific Free Trade Agreement2015-03-26T19:51:03+00:00{category_name}Bargaining Updatehttp://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/bargaining_update_20150326/
http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/bargaining_update_20150326/Members of American Sign Language Interpreters United, a unit of the Pacific Media Workers Guild, TNG-CWA Local 39521, have ratified their first contracts with Purple Communications.Bargaining/Companies2015-03-26T19:49:46+00:00{category_name}Columbus, Ohio, Stands Up Against ‘Fast Track’http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/columbus_ohio_stands_up_against_fast_track/
http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/columbus_ohio_stands_up_against_fast_track/Ohio activists, including CWAers and environment and community allies, held a town hall in Columbus last night to tell U.S. Sen. Rob Portman to oppose "fast track" legislation and stand up for good jobs and consumer protections for Ohioans.Democracy, Corporate Money In Politics, Trans-Pacific Free Trade Agreement2015-03-26T19:49:39+00:00{category_name}A Last-Minute TPP Protesthttp://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/a_last-minute_tpp_protest/
http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/a_last-minute_tpp_protest/CWA activists found out last Thursday that U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew would be at the Miami Dade College Wolfson Campus on Friday to talk to the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce about "fast track" and the Trans-Pacific Partnership.Democracy, Corporate Money In Politics, Trans-Pacific Free Trade Agreement2015-03-26T19:49:32+00:00{category_name}A Call to Action Against “Fast Track”http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/tpp-cwa_mobility_call_to_action/
http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/tpp-cwa_mobility_call_to_action/Attendees at a CWA Local 3122 AT&T Mobility workshop were encouraged to write to their members of Congress.Holding Elected Officials Accountable, Democracy, Corporate Money In Politics, Trans-Pacific Free Trade Agreement2015-03-26T19:46:18+00:00{category_name}Colorado Activists Urge “Fast Track” Rejectionhttp://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/tpp-denver_lobbying_colorado_state_legislators_on_fast_track/
http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/tpp-denver_lobbying_colorado_state_legislators_on_fast_track/During "Labor Day at the Capitol" in Denver, CWA activists and local union officers met with state legislators on issues important to working families.Democracy, Corporate Money In Politics, Trans-Pacific Free Trade Agreement2015-03-26T19:46:07+00:00{category_name}A Thousand Young Workers Fight for Changehttp://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/a_thousand_young_workers_fight_for_change/
http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/a_thousand_young_workers_fight_for_change/Young workers aren't going to wait for the world to change--they're determined to fix it themselves.Next Generation2015-03-26T17:55:57+00:00{category_name}Workers’ Memorial Dayhttp://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/workers_memorial_day10/
http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/workers_memorial_day10/The theme this year when CWA activists and other unions observe Workers' Memorial Day on April 28 will be "Speak Out for Safe Jobs. Protect Workers Now" as workers step up the fight for safe workplaces and remember fellow workers killed, injured and made sick on the job.Health and Safety2015-03-26T17:42:16+00:00{category_name}Organizing Updatehttp://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/organizing_update_20150326/
http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/organizing_update_20150326/AT&T Mobility Retail employees in Illinois voted for a voice in the workplace by signing recognition cards to become members of CWA Local 4202.Collective Bargaining Rights and Organizing, AT&T Mobility: Unity@Mobility2015-03-26T17:40:06+00:00{category_name}Union Busting? That’s Disgusting!http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/union_busting_thats_disgusting/
http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/union_busting_thats_disgusting/Republican-dominated state legislatures are up to no good. Here's what you need to know about their attacks on working families across the country.Collective Bargaining Rights and Organizing, Secure, Sustainable Jobs2015-03-26T17:39:58+00:00{category_name}CWA e-Newsletter: Mar. 19, 2015http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/cwa_e-newsletter_mar_19_2015/
http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/cwa_e-newsletter_mar_19_2015/Breaking! Judge Finds T-Mobile US Guilty of Maintaining Nationwide, Illegal Corporate Policies; German Green Party Member Gets First Hand Look at T-Mobile US Attack on Workers' Rights; CWA, NAACP Challenge DISH Network Abuse of FCC Small and Minority Owned Business Rules; Trade Promotion Authority is Simply "Fast Track" for a Bad Trade Deal; Cohen Takes 'No "Fast Track"' Message to Members of Congress and Media; Un-Rigging the System for American Workers; and more.2015-03-19T20:59:02+00:00{category_name}Breaking! Judge Finds T-Mobile US Guilty of Maintaining Nationwide, Illegal Corporate Policieshttp://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/breaking_judge_finds_t-mobile_us_guilty/
http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/breaking_judge_finds_t-mobile_us_guilty/A judge at the National Labor Relations Board, Christine Dibble, has found T-Mobile US guilty of engaging in nationwide labor law violations against workers.2015-03-19T18:58:23+00:00{category_name}German Green Party Member Gets First Hand Look at T-Mobile US Attack on Workers’ Rightshttp://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/german_green_party_member_gets_first_hand_look/
http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/german_green_party_member_gets_first_hand_look/In an official visit, Beate Muller Gemmeke, a member of Germany's Parliament, met with T-Mobile US workers who are fighting for bargaining rights at the German-owned telecom company.Collective Bargaining Rights and Organizing, International Solidarity2015-03-19T18:58:14+00:00{category_name}CWA, NAACP Challenge DISH Network Abuse of FCC Small and Minority Owned Business Ruleshttp://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/cwa_naacp_challenge_dish_network_abuse/
http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/cwa_naacp_challenge_dish_network_abuse/CWA and the NAACP are challenging DISH Network's manipulation of the Federal Communications Commission's "small and minority-owned business rules."Holding Elected Officials Accountable2015-03-19T18:55:53+00:00{category_name}Trade Promotion Authority is Simply “Fast Track” for a Bad Trade Dealhttp://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/trade_promotion_authority_is_simply_fast_track_and_must_be_rejected/
http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/trade_promotion_authority_is_simply_fast_track_and_must_be_rejected/CWAers and community allies recognize the "Trade Promotion Authority" for the threat that it poses to good U.S. jobs. They are urging members of Congress to reject "fast track" for the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal.Holding Elected Officials Accountable, Democracy, Corporate Money In Politics, Senate Rules Reform, Trans-Pacific Free Trade Agreement, Trans-Pacific Partnership2015-03-19T18:53:46+00:00{category_name}